Dustin Hoffman will make his directorial debut with a film about retired opera singers. The Hollywood Reporter said yesterday that Hoffman is scheduled to begin shooting "Quartet" in London later this week. The film, based on Ronald Harwood's tender play, is funded by the BBC, and will star Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, two-time Academy Award winner Maggie Smith, Pauline … [Read more...] about Dustin Hoffman to make directorial début with film about retired opera singers
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Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him
London's Comedy Theatre is to be renamed next month after Harold Pinter, the playwright, director and actor who died in 2008. Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) said it was "a fitting tribute to a man who made such a mark on British theatre". The theatre has hosted seven Pinter productions over the last 21 years, including The Homecoming, No Man's Land, Moonlight, The Hothouse, … [Read more...] about Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him